James Rajotte
| James Rajotte | |
|---|---|
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Rajotte in 2015 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton—Leduc Edmonton Southwest (2000-2004) | |
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In office November 27, 2000 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ian McClelland |
| Succeeded by | Matt Jeneroux |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 19, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) |
| Spouse(s) | single |
| Residence | Edmonton |
| Profession | Executive assistant, political researcher |
James Rajotte (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician and served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.
As a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, Rajotte was chair of Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance. Previously he was chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. He represented the riding of Edmonton Southwest from 2000 to 2004. In the 2004 federal election he was elected in the newly created riding of Edmonton-Leduc. He was re-elected in Edmonton-Leduc in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections. He was first elected as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000, and was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the Conservative Party, as the Alliance and Progressive Conservative parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged into a single caucus until a few weeks later.
Rajotte is a former executive assistant and researcher. Rajotte was the CPC official opposition critic for Industry and also fulfilled the role of opposition critic for Science, Research and Development. His interests include classical music and literature.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Rajotte | 33,174 | 63.2% | +2.7% | $81,190 | |||
| Liberal | Donna Lynn Smith | 9,234 | 17.6% | -1.9% | $29,456 | |||
| New Democratic | Hana Razga | 5,994 | 11.4% | -2.4% | $15,390 | |||
| Green | Valerie Kennedy | 4,081 | 7.8% | +1.6% | $1,154 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,483 | 100% | $92,972 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,601 | % | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | James Rajotte | 33,764 | 60.53% | +5.49% | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Jacuta | 10,856 | 19.46% | -9.85% | ||||
| New Democratic | Martin Rybiak | 7,685 | 13.78% | +4.37% | ||||
| Green | Ben Morrison Pettit | 3,479 | 6.24% | +0.02% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,784 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Rajotte | 26,791 | 55.04% | $54,847 | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce King | 14,269 | 29.31% | $46,445 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Doug McLachlan | 4,581 | 9.41% | $7,563 | ||||
| Green | Bruce Sinclair | 3,029 | 6.22% | – | $107 | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,670 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 111 | 0.23% | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,781 | 65.08% | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000: Edmonton Southwest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Alliance | James Rajotte | 26,197 | 48.85% | $47,590 | ||||
| Liberal | Chiu Lau | 18,223 | 33.98% | $63,679 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Fernando | 5,803 | 10.82% | $13,273 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bernie Keeler | 2,746 | 5.12% | $13,321 | ||||
| Green | Jerry Paschen | 462 | 0.86% | $478 | ||||
| Natural Law | Wade McKinley | 195 | 0.36% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 53,626 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 126 | 0.23% | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,752 | 64.07% | ||||||
Other political offices
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rob Merrifield |
Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance February 3, 2009 – present |
Succeeded by none (incumbent) |
| Preceded by Brent St. Denis |
Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology May 9, 2006 – February 3, 2009 |
Succeeded by Michael Chong |
External links
- James Rajotte – Parliament of Canada biography
- [www.jamesrajottemp.ca/ Link to official website]